Captain (H135, AW139, AW189 & S76D) at Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited - 4 Openings

Bristow Group Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry based on the number of aircraft operated, and one of two helicopter service providers to the offshore energy industry with global operations. Bristow has proudly served the offshore oil transport industry in major exploration and production arenas for more than 50 years and has been responsible for many industry-leading technological innovations.

Bristow currently has major helicopter transportation operations in the North Sea, Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Trinidad.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Captain (H135, AW139, AW189 & S76D)

Job Requisition ID: R-0004893
Locations: Port Harcourt, Escravos - Rivers, Eket - Akwa Ibom and Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operates their assigned aircraft in a safe and efficient manner, in strict compliance with Bristow operational standards and all applicable regulations;
• Ensure all licenses, ratings, medical certificates, and proficiency requirements are current before undertaking any Air Transport flight activity.
• Places safety and customer service at the forefront in everything they do, both inside and outside the aircraft; Maintains situational awareness throughout the entire operational region with respect to weather conditions, NOTAMs, sea state and customer offshore facility status;
• Manages passenger movements, aircraft movements, briefings and baggage loading to ensure safety and compliance;
• Completes necessary flight planning paperwork, preflight, fueling and oversight of manifesting to ensure compliance;
• Maintains with accuracy both electronic and paper records to include journey logs, personal flight and duty sheets, and aircraft technical logbook times;
• Reports all aircraft mechanical irregularities by entering them in the aircraft paper and electronic technical log and ensures aircraft is airworthy before, during and after all flights;
• Facilitates communications with the customer and ensures Bristow is represented in a professional manner – in demeanour and appearance;
• Stays up to date on all Bristow operational and safety procedures;
• Complies with other duties and assignments as determined by the Lead Pilot / Head of Flight Operations.

Requirements

• Must have ICAO Class 1 Medical Certificate and be able to attain NCAA Class 1 Medical Certificate.
• Not less than 1 year and 500 hours Offshore Experience;
• All pilots shall possess an Airline Transport Pilot certificate;
• Type rating – essential;
• Similar category/complexity type rating – desirable;
• 1,000 hours command in Type/similar complexity – desirable;
• 3,000 hours total time in a helicopter;
• 1,500 hours command in a helicopter;
• 1,200 hours PIC on multi engine helicopters ;
• Accident & Violation Record: 2 Years Accident Free for Human Error Causes & Violation Free.

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online